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I will have to photograph my garden again this year. I had a rather expansive documentation of my efforts to grow things in buckets last year, mostly because I wanted to see if I could start an "urban garden" for a church if I ever get hired by one. But this year not so much.

No garden for me this year. I just don't have the time and nobody ever wants to help, although they sure like eating my preserves and soups and whatnot. It's too much work by myself partly due to the fact I always go overboard and plant too much of everything.

MOTU_Maniac, Wow! You and Nutnog are at a level I wish to be one day. This is a smaller garden!?!

Dave-Man, can you use it as an out-reach and also networking? Surely you can volunteer at some local urban farming redevelopment site and maybe sow some 'other seeds'.

a-star, you don't have to go so extreme with it. Mine is only three little 4'x4' beds and after the early push to plant in May-June I only spend about 30 minutes a few times a week weeding, watering, and harvesting. It's relaxing and rewarding. But to deny it takes work is a lie. You just have to managing size vs reward vs resources (time) available.

MOTU_Maniac, Wow! You and Nutnog are at a level I wish to be one day. This is a smaller garden!?!

Yeah, it is smaller to me. I grew up on a 52-acre fruit and vegetable produce farm and as an adult I am accustomed to 0.5-0.75 acre garden. This year I somewhat downsized due to changing garden locations and time/ motivation constraints.
I currently own 4 acres of land, but it is really hilly and wooded, so very little of it is manageable for gardening/ farming. I HOPE to one day have about 5 acres of land that I can garden. I really want a large pumpkin patch for kids and families to come and pick their own pumpkins

Never had much luck with coyote urine either. Tried planting some marigolds, which some critters don't like. Garlic also is supposed to work pretty well. We'll see how they do. I also got some netting to put over the plants to keep the birds off.

Never had much luck with coyote urine either. Tried planting some marigolds, which some critters don't like. Garlic also is supposed to work pretty well. We'll see how they do. I also got some netting to put over the plants to keep the birds off.

Would love to see some pictures of your harvest and garden.

I am not growing any vine crops this year (i.e. cantaloupe, watermelon, pumpkins, butternut squash, etc), aside from cucumbers... simply because I don't have the room after downsizing.

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As for me, I currently now have corn, lima beans, wax beans, yellow squash, and zucchini coming up to go along with my tomatoes, peppers, green beans, cucumbers, cabbage, onions, garlic, and potatoes actively growing.

Also, a few days ago, I planted some eggplant, more green beans, and more cucumbers.

Mint is nice and bushy and I have actually just used some to make some nice mint sauce. My tomatoes are starting to turn red and ripe, my cabbages and lettuces are doing quite well, my potatoes will probably be getting dug up shortly and my strawberries, cabbages, lettuces, beetroot, onions and spring onions, carrots and peppers are all coming along nicely and hopefully should be done in the next few months.

Mint is nice and bushy and I have actually just used some to make some nice mint sauce. My tomatoes are starting to turn red and ripe, my cabbages and lettuces are doing quite well, my potatoes will probably be getting dug up shortly and my strawberries, cabbages, lettuces, beetroot, onions and spring onions, carrots and peppers are all coming along nicely and hopefully should be done in the next few months.

Sounds like you have a very nice garden. Would love to see some pictures

The buckets are partly an "I wonder if this would work" experiment, and partly because the soil in my backyard leaves a lot to be desired. I have tilled in compost and soil that I bought at the hardware store, but it still has a long way to go.

The buckets are partly an "I wonder if this would work" experiment, and partly because the soil in my backyard leaves a lot to be desired. I have tilled in compost and soil that I bought at the hardware store, but it still has a long way to go.

I used to have a container garden when I was in college and really enjoyed it. It is a great idea for those low on space and/ or have undesirable soil. I just love seeing people garden. No matter what format they use. And again, thanks for the pics. I loved looking at them!

Originally Posted by wolfsfang

Actually I am growing my stuff in containers and stuff all in a couple of different sized green houses. The actual garden is a quite a mess

Come on, don't be shy. I would love to see pictures of your containers and green houses If you can't tell, I love seeing people garden. Fewer and fewer people seem to garden every year, so it is a blessing to see those that do.

My cucumbers and tomatoes are doing really well. I always like to give away most of my extra produce to my neighbors and wife's co-workers. It makes me feel all warm inside

Corn and green beans are not doing well. Most of the blooms feel off my green beans due to the heat and lack of rain. Corn just didn't do well and only about half of it tassled out so far, which will lead to poor pollination

Here are a few more pics of my garden. Hope no one is tired of seeing pictures. Since I don't have kids, my garden is my baby.

My tomatoes went nuts because of the heat. They all turned red at once.

Yeah, right now mine are REALLY heavy. I am picking 12-15 each morning. I usually pick them before they are fully ripe (and let them ripen in the house), so that I don't lose them to insects and wildlife (birds, squirrels, etc.).